Jet maintenance firm sees more business from PH craft
Aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company ExecuJet MRO Services expects to service more aircraft coming from the Philippines this year given the resurgence in air travel.
Ivan Lim, company regional vice president for Asia, told the Inquirer they provided MRO services to four to five aircraft from the Philippines last year in their hub in Malaysia.
“Our plan is to continuously expand our service offerings to cater to the maintenance needs of aircraft owners and operators in the region including the Philippines,” Lim said.
ExecuJet has been certified by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines to conduct line and heavy maintenance on Falcon 900/2000 series, Gulfstream G200/GIV series and Bombardier Challenger 300/350 and the Learjet 45.
This certification is valid until Oct. 31, 2026. ExecuJet has been servicing the Philippine market since 2014.
Lim expressed an optimistic outlook because he expects the country’s business jet fleet to grow as the economic conditions improve.
Private planes
Based on a report by aviation consultancy firm Asian Sky Group, there were 48 business jets in the Philippines by the end of 2023, most of which were Gulfstream’s G650ER, G150, G450 and Textron’s CJ4 and Citation Excel.
“To match the growing requirement, we are working to continually expand our capabilities in response to clients’ needs and ever-changing demand,” Lim said.
“For instance, we have recently added the Gulfstream 650 capability, we have also equipped, prepared and trained to support the new Falcon 6X and look forward to preparing ourselves for the Falcon 10X, which is due for entry into service in 2027,” he added.
Moving forward, ExecuJet intends on entering new markets like Taiwan and Japan.
